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death study stack
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cause of Death | a term used to indicate the medical cause of death |
| Mechanism of Death | the physiological change in the body that brought about the death |
| Manner of Death | the determination of how the injury or disease leads to death |
| Levels of Organization | structures in nature, frequently identified by part-whole relationships |
| Cell | the smallest unit that can live on its own and that makes up all living organisms and the tissues of the body. |
| tissue | A group or layer of cells that work together to perform a specific function. |
| organ | a collection of tissues that structurally form a functional unit specialized to perform a particular function. Your heart, kidneys, and lungs are examples of organs. |
| organ system | groups of organs that work together to perform specific functions essential for the survival of the organism, integrating their individual behaviors to produce overall system behavior. |
| organism | any living things |
| Body Systems | a group of organs that work together to perform a specific function |
| Digestive System | The organs that take in food and liquids and break them down into substances that the body can use for energy, growth, and tissue repair |
| Respiratory System | the organs and structures in your body that allow you to breathe |
| Nervous System | your body's command center. It's made up of your brain, spinal cord and nerves. Your nervous system works by sending messages, or electrical signals, between your brain and all the other parts of your body. |
| Skeletal System | your body's support structure. It gives your body its shape, allows movement, makes blood cells, provides protection for your organs and stores minerals |
| Integumentary System | the largest organ of the body that forms a physical barrier between the external environment and the internal environment that it serves to protect and maintain. |
| Immune & Lymphatic Systems | A complex network of cells, tissues, organs, and the substances they make that helps the body fight infections and other diseases. |
| Urinary System | The organs that make urine and remove it from the body. The urinary system is divided into two parts. The upper urinary system includes the kidneys and ureters. The lower urinary system includes the bladder and urethra. |
| Cardiovascular System | provides blood supply throughout the body. Responding to various stimuli can control the velocity and amount of blood carried through the vessels. The cardiovascular system comprises the heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries |
| Reproductive System | The tissues, glands, and organs involved in producing offspring (children). In women, the reproductive system includes the ovaries, the fallopian tubes, the uterus, the cervix, and the vagina. In men, it includes the prostate, the testes, and the penis. |
| Endocrine System | The glands and organs that make hormones and release them directly into the blood so they can travel to tissues and organs all over the body |
| Muscular System | Muscles, attached to bones or internal organs and blood vessels, are responsible for movement. Nearly all movement in the body is the result of muscle contraction. |
| Cadaver | A dead human body or the physical remains of a dead human body at one location |
| Physiological Time of Death | when the vital organs no longer function |
| Estimated Time of Death | If the body feels warm and no rigor is present, death occurred under 3 hours before. |
| Legal Time of Death | the moment of pronouncement as stated on a valid death certificate |
| Postmortem Changes | the natural progression of the body's decomposition after death, beginning at the cellular level |
| Algor Mortis | the internal cooling of the body after death to ambient temperature due to the cessation of thermoregulation |
| Rigor Mortis | stiffening of the joints and muscles of a body a few hours after death, usually lasting from one to four days |
| Livor Mortis | bluish color of death |
| Decomposition | the state or process of rotting; decay. |
| Insect Activity | the various behaviors and processes performed by insects, which can significantly affect the decomposition of organic materials and the formation of archaeological sites. |
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